Psalm 118:2–24

^2gLet Israel say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

^3gLet the house of Aaron say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

^4gLet those who fear the Lord say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

^5hOut of my distress I ⁱcalled on the Lord;

the Lord answered me and set me ^jfree.

^6kThe Lord is on my side; ^lI will not fear.

What can man do to me?

^7mThe Lord is on my side as my helper;

I shall ⁿlook in triumph on those who hate me.

^8oIt is better to take refuge in the Lord

^pthan to trust in man.

⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord

^pthan to trust in princes.

^10qAll nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

¹¹They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

^12rThey surrounded me like bees;

they went out like ^sa fire among thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

¹³I was ^tpushed hard,¹ so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;

^uhe has become my salvation.

¹⁵Glad songs of salvation

are in the tents of the righteous:

^v“The right hand of the Lord ^wdoes valiantly,

¹⁶the right hand of the Lord exalts,

the right hand of the Lord ^wdoes valiantly!”

^17xI shall not die, but I shall live,

and ^yrecount the deeds of the Lord.

¹⁸The Lord has ^zdisciplined me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

^19aOpen to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter through them

and give thanks to the Lord.

²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;

^bthe righteous shall enter through it.

²¹I thank you that ^cyou have answered me

^uand have become my salvation.

^22dThe stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.²

²³This is the Lord’s doing;

it is marvelous in our eyes.

²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.